US 12,240,147 B2
Concrete drum control, property prediction, and monitoring systems and methods
Bryan S. Datema, Rochester, MN (US); Christopher K. Yakes, Oshkosh, WI (US); Cody Clifton, Oshkosh, WI (US); and Zhenyi Wei, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Assigned to Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Filed by Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Filed on Oct. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/375,774.
Application 18/375,774 is a continuation of application No. 17/462,621, filed on Aug. 31, 2021, granted, now 11,806,896.
Application 17/462,621 is a continuation of application No. 16/522,453, filed on Jul. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,413,787.
Application 16/522,453 is a continuation of application No. 15/624,900, filed on Jun. 16, 2017, granted, now 10,414,067.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/414,527, filed on Oct. 28, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/406,390, filed on Oct. 10, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/351,891, filed on Jun. 17, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0025078 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B28C 5/00 (2006.01); B28C 5/42 (2006.01); B28C 7/02 (2006.01); B60P 3/16 (2006.01); G05D 13/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/04 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 50/08 (2012.01)
CPC B28C 5/422 (2013.01) [B28C 5/4217 (2013.01); B28C 7/022 (2013.01); B60P 3/16 (2013.01); G05D 13/00 (2013.01); G06Q 10/04 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06315 (2013.01); G06Q 50/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drum control system comprising:
one or more processing circuits having programed instructions to:
control a drum assembly to rotate a drum at a first, unmixed speed to mix drum contents received by the drum, the drum contents including ingredients of a concrete mixture;
acquire drum contents data indicative of a property of the drum contents from a mixture sensor and monitor the property of the drum contents as the drum rotates;
acquire a target property for the drum contents upon delivery;
determine a second, mixed speed based at least partially on the target property; and
control the drum assembly to rotate the drum at the second, mixed speed in response to determining that the property of the drum contents indicates that the ingredients have been sufficiently mixed.